Month: January 2026

JPMorgan plans to issue JPM Coin on Canton Network

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Key Takeaways JPMorgan and Digital Asset collaborate to launch JPM Coin on the Canton Network. JPM Coin is a USD-denominated deposit token designed for institutional finance. Share this article Digital Asset and Kinexys by J.P. Morgan have announced their intent to issue JPM Coin on the Canton Network. Launched on Base in late 2025, JPM Coin (ticker: JPMD) is aimed at enabling instant, 24/7 global settlements for institutional clients, addressing the limitations of traditional banking hours and multi-day settlement delays. The expansion into the Canton Network enables JPM Coin to…

Bitcoin Price Falls Despite ‘Really Bullish’ MSCI Update: What Went Wrong?

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2.30% on Wednesday, hitting an intraday low near $91,550. BTC/USDT daily price chart. Source: TradingView The decline came despite bullish signals, including a whale-linked $280 million BTC accumulation move and MSCI’s decision to keep crypto treasury companies in its benchmark indexes. Source: X MSCI limits passive demand for Strategy’s shares In the Tuesday announcement, MSCI said it will no longer adjust index weightings to reflect newly issued shares. Source: MSCI Previously, when companies like Strategy issued new equity to raise capital for Bitcoin purchases, passive funds tracking…

Ripple (XRP) News Today: January 7th

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What’s the latest related to Ripple and its ecosystem? Ripple has taken center stage over the last few days, and it’s only due to the price resurgence of its native cryptocurrency. In the following lines, we will outline the most recent and important developments surrounding its ecosystem. Global Expansion and Future Plans Earlier this week, numerous popular X users revealed that Ripple has strengthened its presence in Japan by inking strategic collaborations with local banks like Mizuho Bank, SMBC Nikko, and Securitize Japan. “We aren’t just talking about payments…

All-Republican SEC ‘Unusual’ With Pro-Crypto Agenda Likely

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Caroline Crenshaw has left the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leaving the agency solely comprising Republicans. As a result, nothing stands in the way of pro-crypto rulemaking. Republicans in Washington have generally been friendlier toward the crypto industry than their Democratic counterparts. The SEC made a 180-degree turn last year, after President Donald Trump entered office and Congress moved on landmark crypto legislation. Now, just one week into 2026, the Senate is set for a markup vote on the crypto market structure bill — and there is an entirely…

Ripple President Monica Long says company will stay private despite $40 billion valuation

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Key Takeaways Ripple sees no rush for an IPO despite a massive $40 billion valuation. Monica Long emphasizes a strong balance sheet and backing from major strategic investors such as Citadel and Fortress. Share this article Ripple President Monica Long reiterated that the company is under no pressure to go public following a $500 million raise that pushed its valuation up to $40 billion. Speaking on Bloomberg Crypto this week, Long said a strong balance sheet and access to private capital remove the need for public-market liquidity. “Currently, we still…

CoinFlip launches payroll-based crypto investing for workers

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Digital asset company CoinFlip has launched a new workplace benefit that allows employees to invest in cryptocurrencies directly through payroll deductions, offering a payroll-based investing mechanism to digital asset investing as interest in portfolio diversification continues to grow. The program enables employees to automatically purchase cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and select stablecoins, with minimum allocations starting at $25 per pay period. According to CoinFlip, the product is designed to appeal to workers who prefer a gradual, cost-averaging approach to crypto investing. The company cited research…

2025 Crypto Bear Market “Repricing” Institutional Capital: Analyst

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The steep decline in altcoins over the past year may reflect a broader reassessment of which blockchain networks are likely to attract long-term capital, as institutional investors begin a gradual, multiyear entry into the market, analysts say. Excluding Bitcoin (BTC), 2025 turned out to be a bear market for the wider cryptocurrency market. Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens fell 67% while cryptocurrencies associated with smart contract blockchains delivered a negative average return of 66%, according to blockchain data shared by Jamie Coutts, the chief crypto analyst at Real Vision. The past…

ETH Shows Strong Signs of Revival but Key Hurdles Approach

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Ethereum has recently shown a notable shift in short-term momentum, attracting renewed attention as it approaches a technically important area. While the broader structure remains corrective, recent price behaviour suggests that buyers are becoming more active near key technical levels. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH has experienced a clear upside surge from the $2.7K demand zone, pushing the price toward a substantial resistance zone. This resistance is defined by the confluence of the 100-day moving average of $3.4K and the highlighted yellow supply area.…

Dfns Integrates Concordium Blockchain For Compliant Web3 Wallets

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Dfns, a digital wallet infrastructure provider and a partner of tech giant IBM, has integrated Concordium’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain to launch an identity-verified Web3 wallet solution. Concordium’s privacy-preserving identity layer is now part of Dfns’ wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) platform, the companies announced Wednesday in a joint statement shared with Cointelegraph. “This integration enables financial institutions and enterprises to instantly deploy compliant, privacy-preserving wallets without building complex identity infrastructure from scratch,” Dfns CEO Clarisse Hagège said. The move follows the recent collaboration of Dfns with IBM to launch IBM Digital Asset Haven…

JPM Coin to launch natively on Canton Network in 2026

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Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and Kinexys by JPMorgan plan to bring USD JPM Coin (JPMD) natively to the Canton Network, extending the bank’s deposit token from its existing infrastructure onto a public, institutional-grade blockchain.  The bank has already begun deploying JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base network for institutional clients as part of a pilot, and has indicated it plans to support additional public blockchains over time, making Canton another leg in a multi-chain strategy. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, JPM Coin by Kinexys Digital…